Abstract
Purpose
Anterior vertebral body tethering (VBT) is a non-fusion surgical treatment for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis requiring chest tube(s) (CT). We sought to assess the efficacy of post-op intravenous tranexamic acid (IV TXA) in reducing CT drainage and retention.
Methods
35 VBT patients received 24 h of post-op IV TXA (2 mg/kg/h) were compared to 49 who did not. Group comparisons were performed using Wilcoxon rank-sum and chi-squared tests. Multivariate linear regression analysis was used to assess the relationships between TXA and both CT drainage and retention time.
Results
There were no group differences at baseline (Table). CTs placed for thoracic (T) and thoracolumbar (TL) curves were assessed separately. For TH CT, there was less total CT drainage in the TXA group (TXA 569.4 ± 337.4 mL vs. Non-TXA 782.5 ± 338.9 mL; p = 0.003) and shorter CT retention time (TXA 3.0 ± 1.3 vs. Non-TXA 3.9 ± 1.4 days; p = 0.003). For TL CT, there was less total CT drainage in the TXA group (TXA 206.8 ± 152.2 mL vs. Non-TXA 395.7 ± 196.1 mL; p = 0.003) and shorter CT retention time (TXA 1.7 ± 1.3 vs. Non-TXA 2.7 ± 1.0 days; p = 0.001). Following multivariate analysis, use of TXA was the only significant predictor of both drainage in T and TL CTs (p = 0.012 and p = 0.002, respectively) as well as T and TL CT retention time (p = 0.008 and p = 0.009, respectively). There were no differences in LOS (p = 0.863) or ICU stay (p = 0.290).
Conclusion
IV TXA results in a significant decrease in CT drainage and retention time. CT retention is decreased by 1 day for those that receive TXA.
Level of evidence
III.
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Dr. Lonner reports personal fees and royalty fees from Zimmer Biomet for The Tether implant. Dr. Lonner also reports personal fees, non-financial support and other from Depuy Synthes, personal fees, equity, and non-financial support from OrthoPediatrics, stocks/stock options from Spine Search, grants and other from Setting Scoliosis Straight Foundation, outside the submitted work. Dr. Hodo reports non-financial leadership roles as Executive Council, Section on Hospital Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics and Executive Council, Pediatric Special Interest Group, Society of Hospital Medicine, out the submitted work. The remaining authors have no disclosures to report.
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Eaker, L., Selverian, S.R., Hodo, L.N. et al. Post-operative tranexamic acid decreases chest tube drainage following vertebral body tethering surgery for scoliosis correction. Spine Deform 10, 811–816 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43390-022-00492-x
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